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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   494   481   347   321   374   351   366   496   541   605
    Female   390   423   363   344   382   372   336   389   389   470
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   288   321   324   356   368   404   371   479   473   591
    Hispanic or Latino   39   42   40   36   30   41   22   24   28   43
    Not Hispanic or Latino   248   277   283   316   334   284   264   283   308   488
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   8   7   2   2   3   2   4
      Asian   21   21   11   25   25   22   17   10   18   21
      Black or African American   15   28   29   29   25   27   16   11   14   16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   1   0   5
      White   198   219   235   253   275   231   229   258   274   442
      More than one race   14   8   7   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   2   1   4   4   79   85   172   137   60
  Temporary visa holders   596   583   386   309   388   319   331   406   457   484
  Science and engineering   798   802   613   565   657   597   634   787   852   998
    Science   713   709   536   474   532   467   495   596   653   811
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   25   23   18   17   21   40   41   47   76   82
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   0   27
      Computer and information sciences   404   388   209   133   184   117   119   145   182   225
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   13   12   11   18   19   21   26   25   28
      Mathematics and statistics   40   41   47   49   52   39   54   73   71   66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   65   71   69   68   65   61   65   65   75   82
      Psychology   101   96   91   97   78   87   87   100   105   117
      Social sciences   70   77   90   99   114   104   108   98   119   184
    Engineering   85   93   77   91   125   130   139   191   199   187
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   18   17   26   24   24   26   24   36   64
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   54   59   39   39   73   78   82   92   106   63
      Mechanical engineering   19   16   21   26   28   28   31   75   57   60
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   86   102   97   100   99   126   68   98   78   77
    Clinical medicine   30   44   47   51   48   0   15   34   0   0
    Other health   56   58   50   49   51   126   53   64   78   77

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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